Kick-off on: 03.01.23 20:00.

The two teams started in the current draw of the trophy in the 1/64 finals. In the first round, the Catalans defeated Rincon, playing in the top league of the Regional Championship of Andalusia, 3-0. The Parakeets went on to defeat Atlético (Paso) of the fourth division by a goal in the eightieth minute, 1-0. Lazo had two assists, Joselu had a goal+pass. Galician destroyed Algar of Murcia, 6-1, before beating Guernica of Segunda B, 3-0. C. Perez scored two goals and an assist.

Watch the match Espanyol - Celta online, the teams have met several times in the Spanish Cup at the Canaries' stadium. In the 1/8 season of 1999/00, the hosts went on, 2-1. In the 2008/09 campaign, the lot brought the teams together just at the 1/16 stage, and the White and Blues showed their superiority on the field, 3-0. Three years later, the two teams met again, and the Parrots made it through to the next stage, 4-2. The Catalans had been in the 1/16 finals for seventeen years in a row. On ten occasions, the Parakeets have gone on to win the trophy. In three of the previous six seasons, Espanyol had failed to make it to the 1/8. In the 2020/21 tournament, the team fell to Osasuna, 0-2, a year earlier, they could not oppose Real Sociedad, 0-2. In 2016/17, the Canaries were stopped by Alcorcon, who at the time represented the Segunda (1-1, 1-1, 3-4 on penalties). Watch the match Espanyol - Celta online.

Celta have stopped fighting for the trophy in three of the last four Cups precisely at 1/16. In the last competition, the Sky-Blues lost to Atlético (Baleares) of the third division, 1-2. In the 2019/20 campaign, the Galician failed to get past Mirandez (1-2, overtime), and in the 2018/19 Copa del Rey, their advancement through the grid was hindered by Sociedad (1-1, 0-2).

In seven of the previous sixteen tournaments, the club from Pontevedra has been eliminated in 1/16. Celtic have played five times in the last ten years at the 1/8 stage. Watch Espanyol vs. Celta online.